"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.